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Post by rincew1nd on May 30, 2019 9:28:34 GMT
ORR have signed off the station, as per this tweet:
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Post by rincew1nd on May 29, 2019 0:08:38 GMT
Just to confirm that the weekend transition tests are using nine car trains with Elizabeth line logos on the sides. Does the logo on the outside make any difference and/or carry significance?
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Post by rincew1nd on May 28, 2019 18:35:30 GMT
No wonder my obscure suggestions didn't make it to the final list then!
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Post by rincew1nd on May 28, 2019 17:33:02 GMT
Sorry, but I have to ask: What is 'chasing reds'? Driving up to them as fast (too fast) as possible, perhaps? Driving along a section of track fast in the hope of catching a red so you can tie your shoelace/redo your nail varnish? Driving rapidly such that you are continuously seeing red signals that then change to a proceed aspect ahead of you. This will get the most capacity out of the signalling system, but there is a higher risk with this driving style that as you hurtle towards a red signal expecting it to change (just like all the other ones you've seen are) it won't and you'll then SPAD. Driving defensively is a style of driving that I was taught on my motorcycle, it's always assuming the worst might happen so having a plan to mitigate it (eg in this context it means planning to stop a slight distance from a signal just in case the brakes aren't as good as you they could be).
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Post by rincew1nd on May 28, 2019 17:25:33 GMT
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Post by rincew1nd on May 28, 2019 11:16:41 GMT
For the avoidance of doubt, we are happy to make it clear that the member that has been banned is in no way related to bananaman.
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Post by rincew1nd on May 27, 2019 20:21:24 GMT
There is Junction in the location name though.
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Post by rincew1nd on May 27, 2019 19:16:03 GMT
I don't think so, though even seeing the answer card I'm not really sure where the location is!
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Post by rincew1nd on May 26, 2019 14:07:41 GMT
I suspect we're drifting from the topic here, but is this linked to if a railway is "underground" or not? For example parts of the MerseyRail network are underground and thus trains have end exit doors and no bins. A tunnel doesn't make a railway underground, but an underground railway will have tunnels.
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Post by rincew1nd on May 25, 2019 21:42:42 GMT
IIRC the S Stock named "Tim O'Toole" has different motors to the rest of the fleet which can be identified easily as they sound different.
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Post by rincew1nd on May 25, 2019 12:45:21 GMT
Now all you get is a strip of thin foam... This may be true, however at least if there is a fire on the train then you won't be burnt to death when the seat catches fire as it would previously.
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Post by rincew1nd on May 24, 2019 17:47:10 GMT
Briefly: to regulate speed approaching a signal where the overlap is reduced (an overlap is a safety margin beyond a signal).
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Post by rincew1nd on May 24, 2019 11:35:12 GMT
I got thirteen correct (only getting the InterCity posteer wrong), some were educated guesses uses clues in the posters that perhaps should have been redacted.
For example "See England by Rail" isn't likely to be Edinburgh, an LNER poster is unlikely to be Newport and I doubt a poster for Hartlepool would advertise "Through trains from the north".
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Post by rincew1nd on May 23, 2019 10:31:16 GMT
I told you just before noon was a good time
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Post by rincew1nd on May 22, 2019 21:01:35 GMT
It's even on their Twitter so must be real I'm not going to breach forum rules by giving away the times of the first two trains that are alluded to in the tweet from the Overground. In completely unrelated matters, Gospel Oak station not long before noon or not long after is a lovely place to grab a brew and watch the trains go by, you might even want to go for a ride
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Post by rincew1nd on May 22, 2019 15:31:39 GMT
It's even on their Twitter so must be real
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Post by rincew1nd on May 21, 2019 8:05:09 GMT
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Post by rincew1nd on May 19, 2019 18:03:32 GMT
Two images of a Elizabeth line 345 idling at the cordoned off Platform 8 having just emerged from the core. Idling? Have they been fitted with internal combustion engines then?
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Post by rincew1nd on May 16, 2019 22:27:46 GMT
Answer: Main photo: Stratford High Street - Jubilee line train passing northbound platform [ Deep Level] Background:O2 from Emirates Air Line [Chris M] (click for a larger version) Bonus question: Why was this location chosen for today? Bonus answer: Jubilee line services began passing here 20 years ago today
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Post by rincew1nd on May 14, 2019 6:14:06 GMT
Answer: Location A: West Ealing - BR double arrows on wall of station building [Chris M] (click for a larger version) Any thoughts on the other two?
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Post by rincew1nd on May 14, 2019 6:12:49 GMT
Question: (click for a larger version) Bonus question: Why was this location chosen for today?
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Post by rincew1nd on May 12, 2019 23:17:13 GMT
Nope, does this help? Main location: (click for a larger version) Inset is Birkenhead Hamilton Square (Liverpool bound platform) That it be: Inset: The Mersey Tunnel, Birkenhead Hamilton Square [ rincew1nd] (click for a larger version)
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Post by rincew1nd on May 10, 2019 7:00:48 GMT
That’s Ealing Com Depot from Acton Cricket Club. That it be, I'm reliably informed it's also known as Old Actonians sports ground. The image is unmodified [Chris M]
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Post by rincew1nd on May 8, 2019 15:41:46 GMT
@aetearlscourt is right that this is Old Ford but the actual answer on the card will be between Bow Church and Pudding Mill Lane/Liverpool Street (NR) and Stratford. You're sounding confident there xplaistow! It doesn't match the card, but I think you and @aetearlscourt are close enough to get the points on this one: Answer: Between Pudding Mill Lane portal and Whitechapel - Crossrail construction in June 2013 (click for a larger version)
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Post by rincew1nd on May 8, 2019 15:23:57 GMT
Answer: Norwood Junction - end of platform 6 from platform 5 (click image for a larger version)
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Post by rincew1nd on May 8, 2019 8:06:01 GMT
That’s Chesham with its absolutely farcical “safety enhanced” benches. Safe benches, but an unsafe platform edge to the former bay. I'd love to see the risk assessments! Edit to add, it strikes me that they may be painted yellow to assist those with visual impairments - which is absolutely fine - though my point about inconsistency with the disused platform edge still stands.
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Post by rincew1nd on May 2, 2019 9:50:03 GMT
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Post by rincew1nd on May 1, 2019 22:49:37 GMT
Colin D is currently somewhere over the Atlantic so you've got me instead today. Sorry! I'm a little rusty at this so I bring you just a single location: (click for a larger version)
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Post by rincew1nd on Apr 29, 2019 20:23:56 GMT
Damnit, our attempts to send you to a different pub to the rest of us has been foiled!
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Post by rincew1nd on Apr 25, 2019 22:53:43 GMT
I think gaps of 10 minutes were mentioned at one point but I'm not sure, which would certainly make for packed platforms and trains. A train every ten minutes, how awful; it's almost like living in the north. And that's just unthinkable.
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